The Creepy Case of Ceely Rose and the Malabar Farm Murders | Heinous History

In 1896, a 23 year old woman named Ceely Rose killed 3 members of her family and attempted to kill at least 3 more people in the community. Her motive? To get everyone out of the way so she could be with her true love.

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Chapters:
Intro 0:00
Royal Match 1:50
The Rose Family 3:19
Pleasant Valley 7:33
Rough on Rats

[marksebastianjordan]

Thanks for the shout out to my book. I appreciate that you tell Ceely's story without exaggeration or sensationalizing it. Many thanks, and kudos to you.

[chrisbates]

I wonder if the author Shirley Jackson knew about the case of Ceeley Rose because her book We Have Always Lived In the Castle is about a young seemingly childlike girl who poisoned her family. The book is haunting in the way that the murders at Malabar Farm is haunting.

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I feel so bad for the murdered members of the Rose family, what are horrible way to die! I feel especially bad for the mother, she had recovered from the initial poisoning, only to be poisoned again! The mother's love was so strong for Ceely because, even though she knew her daughter killed her whole family, she still left her half of the money to Ceely. RIP Rose family...

[Fndjwkwjrbrbrwjqj]

So happy to see this talked about. I live close to Malabar farm and go constantly. When I was about 11-12 I was on a tour of the upstairs of the ceely rose house with my mom. I thought she was behind me when I was leaving a room and I felt a hard tug on my pony tail. I turned around to tell her to stop and I saw I was alone. I immediately screamed for my mom and told her I felt something and we left the tour early. It really effected me at the time, I haven’t been upstairs since. I think you might not be allowed up there anymore. Thanks for talking about this story! I learned a lot of details I haven’t seen at the park.

[emmarosecasey]

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[Kendro]

At first I felt bad for the girl, and by the end... Not so much.

[rebeccawebb]

What a disturbing story. My own family member is a special needs adult, with a similar intellect of about a first grader. She had a "boyfriend " and they were to be married in twenty years (ofc that didn't happen). He was also special needs, though. She can't be left unsupervised, and she doesn’t form friendships but is close to family members. She is very sweet tempered, but can get very stubborn and secretive. I could really understand a lot of the behaviors described in this story.

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[TanyaBucci]

Louis Bromfield wrote about this in his book "Pleasant Valley" in 1939. He bought that farm after returning to the area after fleeing France before Nazi invasion. The house is part of Malabar Farm State Park. Lots of scenes from The Shawshank Redemption were filmed there or nearby. Beautiful area. Humphrey Bogart married Lauren Bacall in The Big House. Great place to visit. Ohio Amish country (Holmes County) nearby.

[thelemurofmadagascar]

What a heartbreaking story. I can't imagine how much grief Rebecca must have felt when she realized that her own daughter was the one trying to murder her.

[rahannneon]

All of my ancestors had children in their 40s in the 1800s. It was extremely common, there wasn't any real birth control.

[msanthrope]

I'm pretty sure it was actually quite common in the 1800's for women to have babies in their early 40's.

[syringaw]

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[juliewilson]

I stumbled upon your channel and am blown away by your storytelling talents. I was mesmerized by the story - your inflection and pacing were spot-on. I look forward to many more of your stories. Thanks so much!

[Neku]

Large age gaps were pretty common among siblings back in the 18th Century.

[karenluebke]

Well heck. I’ve been to Malabar Farm a few times. They always talk about Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall spent their honeymoon in the big house, but I’ve never heard this story.
It really is a beautiful place and they do several festivals throughout the year.

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[rolandovillareal]

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[Luv-n-Yah]

Joining u from Mansfield, Ohio. Was so weird hearing a case from here! I've been to and heard about Malabar Farm my entire life. Schools even do field trips there.

[leighamartin]

My hometown!!! Malabar Farm was pretty much in my backyard, just a couple miles through the woods. Absolutely beautiful area 💚 congrats on 100k!